Doctor James R. Andrews, orthopaedic
surgeon, is one of the founding members of the Alabama Sports Medicine and
Orthopaedic Center (ASMOC) and the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI)
in Birmingham, Alabama, located at St. Vincent's Hospital. He serves as
Chairman and Medical Director of ASMI. Doctor Andrews is also a founding
partner and Medical Director of the Andrews Institute located in Gulf
Breeze, Florida.

Doctor Andrews is internationally known and recognized throughout the world
for his scientific and clinic research contributions in knee, shoulder and
elbow injuries, and his skill as an orthopaedic surgeon.

Doctor Andrews came to Birmingham in 1986 to help form the Alabama Sports
Medicine and Orthopaedic Center. He has been the mentor for more than 150
orthopaedic/sports medicine fellows and more than 30 primary care sports
medicine fellows who have trained under him through the American Sports
Medicine Institute Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. Involved in
education and research in sports medicine and orthopaedic surgery, he has
made major presentations on every continent and has authored numerous
scientific articles and books.

Doctor Andrews graduated from Louisiana State University in 1963, where he
was Southeastern Conference indoor and outdoor pole vault champion. He
completed LSU School of Medicine in 1967 and completed his orthopaedic
residency at Tulane Medical School in 1972. He had surgical fellowships in
sports medicine at the University of Virginia Medical School in 1972 with
Doctor Frank McCue, III and at the University of Lyon, Lyon, France in 1972
with the late professor Albert Trillat, M.D., who was known as the Father of
European Knee Surgery.

Doctor Andrews is a member of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and
the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has served on the Board of
Directors of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine and served
as Secretary of that Board from May 2004 to May 2005. He has served on the
Board of Directors of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the
International Knee Society. He is Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
at the University of Alabama Birmingham Medical School, the University of
Virginia School of Medicine, the University of Kentucky Medical Center, and
the University of South Carolina Medical School. He has been awarded a
Doctor of Laws Degree from Livingston University, Doctor of Science Degree
from Troy State University and a Doctor of Science Degree from Louisiana
State University.

At present, Doctor Andrews serves as Co-Medical Director for Intercollegiate
Sports at Auburn University. He is Senior Orthopaedic Consultant for
Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Alabama. He is the
orthopaedic consultant for the athletic teams of Troy University,
University of West Alabama, Tuskegee University and Grambling University.

He is the Senior Orthopaedic Consultant for the Washington Redskins
Professional Football team.

He is the Medical Director for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Professional
Baseball Team. He is the team physician for the Birmingham Barons Double A
Professional Baseball Team, an affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.

He is Co-Medical Director of the Ladies Professional Golf Association.

He has been a member of the Sports Medicine Committee of the United States
Olympic Committee having served during the last two quadrenniums.

He has served on the NCAA Competitive Safeguards in Medical Aspects of
Sports Committee.

He currently serves on the Medical and Safety Advisory Committee of USA
Baseball.

He serves on the Board of Directors of the following companies: FastHealth
Corporation and Robins Morton Construction Company. He is a member of Troy
University's Board of Trustees.

Doctor Andrews has been inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and
was named recipient of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 1992 Distinguished
Sportsman Award. In 1996, Doctor Andrews was inducted into the LSU Alumni
Hall of Distinction.

Doctor Andrews and his wife Jenelle have six children: Andy, Amy, Archie,
Ashley, Amber, Abby and three grandchildren.

Yacht racing is one of Doctor Andrews' keen interests. His 50-foot racing
sloop, Abracadabra III, won the 1990 International 50-Foot Yacht Association
World Cup. He has also won many other yacht racing off shore regattas. His
offshore racing sloop Abracadabra was recently named one of the best 100
vessels of the twentieth century by Sail Magazine. He served as President
and Chairman of the Board of Aloha Racing Foundation, an America's Cup XXX
Syndicate based in Honolulu, Hawaii, which challenged for the 2000 America's
Cup contested in Auckland, New Zealand. His other hobbies include golf and
hunting.